The Pitch Pacific Standard’s executive editor shares some do’s and don’ts on pitching stories Jennifer Sahn also mounts a defense of the overwhelmed editor, and why you might not hear back right away when you email March 6, 2018 Katia Savchuk How to break into The California Sunday Magazine Editor Douglas McGray doles out a million great tips and insights, including the possibly scary, "We really put a lot of weight on the pitch." February 20, 2018 Katia Savchuk A veteran freelancer on pitching The New York Times Magazine and more Reporter (and editor) Paul Tullis has been on both sides of the pitching process; here, he annotates his "Into the Wildfires" proposal December 19, 2017 Katia Savchuk How to get the attention of a senior editor at Smithsonian Magazine Jennie Rothenberg Gritz says of story pitches she accepts: "There has to be something surprising and narratively interesting there." November 14, 2017 Katia Savchuk Jason Fagone on Landing “The Willy Wonka of Pot” in Grantland As we launch a series about the mystical art of pitching longform stories, the longtime freelancer does the coolest thing: He annotates one of his own October 10, 2017 Katia Savchuk Previous 1 2 3 4